Nutrition and Immunology: Principles and Practice

A panel of leading researchers and clinicians review the influence of diet on the immune system, and illuminate the extent to which diet-ind uced changes contribute to the occurrence or prevention of selected di seases. Topics range from the role of mineral and cofactors in the tra nscriptional regulation of immune maturation to the deterioration of t he immune system with select nutrient deficicencies. Also reviewed are the increased demand for antioxidant protection and tissue repair cre ated by the consequences of immune activation, and the specific protei n, vitamin, and lipid needs of the immune system. Extensive coverage i s given to the impact of diet on such clinical issues as breast feedin g, allergies, autoimmune diseases, cancer, perioperative condition, di abetes, allograft rejection, and oral disease.